Learning 3D shape proprioception for continuum soft robots with multiple magnetic sensors

T Baaij, MK Holkenborg, M Stölzle, D Van Der Tuin… - Soft Matter, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Sensing the shape of continuum soft robots without obstructing their movements and
modifying their natural softness requires innovative solutions. This letter proposes to use …

Data-driven methods applied to soft robot modeling and control: A review

Z Chen, F Renda, A Le Gall, L Mocellin… - IEEE Transactions …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots show compliance and have infinite degrees of freedom. Thanks to these
properties, such robots can be leveraged for surgery, rehabilitation, biomimetics …

Vision-based sensing for electrically-driven soft actuators

A Zhang, RL Truby, L Chin, S Li… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Developing reliable control strategies in soft robotics requires advances in soft robot
perception. However, current soft robotic sensors pose many performance limitations, and …

A hybrid adaptive controller for soft robot interchangeability

Z Chen, X Ren, M Bernabei, V Mainardi… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robots have been leveraged in considerable areas like surgery, rehabilitation, and
bionics due to their softness, flexibility, and safety. However, it is challenging to produce two …

Motion dynamics modeling and fault detection of a soft trunk robot

E Jandaghi, X Chen, C Yuan - 2023 IEEE/ASME International …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The field of soft robotics has been experiencing rapid growth, with researchers and
engineers showing increasing interest due to the unique capabilities of these robots. Soft …

Deep Learning Methods in Soft Robotics: Architectures and Applications

T Čakurda, M Trojanová, P Pomin… - Advanced Intelligent …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The area of soft robotics has been subject to intense research efforts in the past two decades
and constitutes a paradigm for advanced machine design in future robotic applications …

Fixed‐time fault‐tolerant control of manipulator systems based on sliding mode observer

D Li, M Chen, K Peng, L Wu - International Journal of Robust …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A fixed‐time fault‐tolerant control scheme based on sliding mode observer is proposed,
which makes the system more stable and stronger anti‐jamming ability. In our design, its …

Size-modified Poisson–Nernst–Planck approach for modeling a local electrode environment in CO 2 electrolysis

EN Butt, JT Padding, R Hartkamp - Sustainable Energy & Fuels, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemical reduction of CO2 heavily depends on the reaction conditions found near the
electrode surface. These local conditions are affected by phenomena such as electric …

Learning-based tracking control of soft robots

J Zhang, X Chen, P Stegagno, M Zhou… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This letter proposes an adaptive radial basis function neural network (RBF NN) based
scheme for the dynamics learning and tracking control problems of a soft trunk robot …

Shape estimation for a TPU-based multi-material 3D printed soft pneumatic actuator using deep learning models

Y Hu, W Tang, Y Qu, HX Xu, YE Kramarenko… - Science China …, 2024 - Springer
Real-time proprioception presents a significant challenge for soft robots due to their infinite
degrees of freedom and intrinsic compliance. Previous studies mostly focused on specific …